Memories of Guðrún Borgfjörður # 84336
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Memories. Guðrún Borgfjörður tells the story. Agnar Kl. Jónsson published.
Guðrún was the eldest child of Jón Borgfirðing, who was known for his scholarly work, and Anna Guðrún Eiríksdóttir. Guðrún Borgfjörður was well-off and widely read, but had no more opportunity than other poor common girls of the time to attend school, but four of her brothers were able to attend the learned school, one of whom was Finnur, a poet and grammarian in Copenhagen. She never married, but for a long time kept a household for her brother, Klemens, a sheriff and land registrar. She began writing her memoirs in her seventies, and they lasted until 1888. The work was therefore only barely half finished when Guðrún had to put it aside, and it is certainly a pity that she did not have enough health to continue. Her memory is reliable and her narrative is a significant source of information about the spirit of the times, fellow travelers, and the way of life in Iceland in the 19th century. Guðrún had never imagined that her story would be printed.
Guðrún was the eldest child of Jón Borgfirðing, who was known for his scholarly work, and Anna Guðrún Eiríksdóttir. Guðrún Borgfjörður was well-off and widely read, but had no more opportunity than other poor common girls of the time to attend school, but four of her brothers were able to attend the learned school, one of whom was Finnur, a poet and grammarian in Copenhagen. She never married, but for a long time kept a household for her brother, Klemens, a sheriff and land registrar. She began writing her memoirs in her seventies, and they lasted until 1888. The work was therefore only barely half finished when Guðrún had to put it aside, and it is certainly a pity that she did not have enough health to continue. Her memory is reliable and her narrative is a significant source of information about the spirit of the times, fellow travelers, and the way of life in Iceland in the 19th century. Guðrún had never imagined that her story would be printed.